There are many debates over food today, from whether or not we should reduce pesticide consumption to what we should serve kids at lunch to the rights of food producers to participate in shaping food cultures.

We have noted names such as “organic,” “conventional,” and “real food,” as well as the many names people use to describe our diets. What other words have you noticed in food debates? Which ones have moved you to take action or change your daily practices? Which do you find unpersuasive? As we write, the city of Turin, Italy, is attempting to create a vegetarian city; what policies exist in your community or nation to regulate diet? When is a policy a successful way (or not) to communicate the value of and foster a change in environmental practices?